
Today, AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) are testifying at the New York City Council Committee on Education’s Preliminary Budget hearing.
تعمل AFC على تغيير سياسة التعليم بحيث يخدم نظام المدارس العامة الجميع الأطفال بشكل فعال. ننشر تقارير السياسات وتحليلات البيانات، ونشهد على مستوى المدينة والولاية، ونتحدث علنًا في الصحافة لجذب الانتباه إلى التحديات التي تواجه الطلاب والأسر التي نخدمها، وننضم إلى المدافعين الآخرين وأولياء الأمور والشباب والمعلمين للدعوة إلى يتغير.
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Today, AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) are testifying at the New York City Council Committee on Education’s Preliminary Budget hearing.
AFC, the Transition Alliance, and the ARISE Coalition testified before the City Council Committee on Education on Thursday, January 30th, 2025, on the need to improve special education services. The testimony called attention to the shortages of preschool special education classrooms and services, a lack of effective reading support for students struggling, inadequate behavioral health support, challenges with bus services, and more.
Today, AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) are testifying before the New York City Council Committee on Education and Committee on Contracts about necessary upgrades to ensure students have safe, reliable, on-time transportation to school.
اليوم، تدلي مؤسسة التمويل الإفريقية وتحالف ARISE (الذي تتولى مؤسسة التمويل الإفريقية تنسيقه) بشهادتهما أمام لجنة التعليم ولجنة المالية بمجلس مدينة نيويورك فيما يتعلق بالميزانية التنفيذية للسنة المالية 2025 والخطة الرأسمالية للسنة المالية 2025-2029. تدعو شهادتنا المدينة إلى الحفاظ على التمويل للعديد من البرامج المهمة التي لا تزال قيد التقطيع واستثمار $1.25B لإتاحة الوصول إلى المزيد من المدارس.
اليوم، تقوم AFC وتحالف ARISE (الذي تنسقه AFC) بالإدلاء بشهادتهما في جلسة الاستماع الأولية للميزانية التمهيدية للجنة مجلس مدينة نيويورك للتعليم. تتعرض العديد من برامج التعليم والخدمات ومناصب الموظفين حاليًا لخطر التخفيضات الكبيرة نتيجة لانتهاء تمويل التحفيز الفيدرالي، وانتهاء تمويل المدينة لمدة عام واحد، وخفض الميزانية الأولية بأكثر من $700 مليون.
AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) testified before the City Council Committee on Education about the serious obstacles that students with disabilities and their families continue to experience every day on the ground. Every day, Advocates for Children hears from parents struggling to get their children with disabilities the education they need.
AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) testified before the City Council Committee on Finance regarding the FY 23 Executive Budget, urging the City to invest in targeted initiatives to support English Language Learners, students with disabilities, students who are homeless or in foster care, and students with mental health needs.
AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) testified before the City Council Committee on Education regarding the FY 23 preliminary education budget, urging the City to reject proposed cuts to education, including the DOE hiring freeze, and invest in initiatives to support the students with the greatest needs.
AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) testified before the City Council Committee on Youth Services about the need to ensure the City’s summer programming provides the support needed to truly serve all students, including students with disabilities.
AFC and the ARISE Coalition (coordinated by AFC) testified before the City Council Committee on Education on the continued work needed to strengthen the DOE’s academic recovery plans this year. While we appreciate that the City is using this funding for some important initiatives, we worry there is still inadequate detail about how the funding will be used, inadequate funding for key priorities, and too much discretion and responsibility left to individual schools that already have their hands full reopening schools and keeping school communities safe.